Cartridge-clip.



F. MUSSBERG.

CARTRIDGE CLIP. APPLICATION FILED ILILY I7. Isxa.

1,292,629. Patented Jn. 28, 1919.

witness FRANK`MOSSBERG, 0F ATTLEBOROQMASSACHUSETTS,fASSIGNOR-F ONE-THIRDTO vAT'JTLIEEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLARENCE L. WATSON, "BOTH OF CABTRIDGEfCLIP.

f. Appnea'tionmed July 17, 191s. serial No. 245,287.

ATo all *whomz't mayconccrn: Y

Be it known that I, FRANK MossBnRG,'-a citizen ofthe' United States, residing' atAttleboro, in the county of `Bristol and vState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Cartridge- Clips ;.and I do hereby declarethefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable 'others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make vanduse the same.

My invention relates to cartridge clips for 4use in magazine guns, and contemplates more especially an improvedform of spring retaining means therefor.

An object of the present inventionisthe production ofcartridge clips'in which the spring `member is provided with a plurality of .retaining lugs upon opposite ends thereof, arranged and adapted to engage'theedge ofthe end or outermost cartridges, and flrmlyhold the contentsof the clip inposition.

Another 4object 'of this .invention `is the production 'ofv a clip which can be loaded and reloaded without danger of theireta-ining lugs breaking offand rendering-the clip useless, as is now the casewith theV preferred type of clips infuse.

'A further'object of the invention isthe production of a clip having a series :of angularly disposed andv oppositely positioned retaining lugs, designed to hold cartridges firmly in position within theclip.andjat;the same time permit them to leavethe 'clip `in an easy and evenmanner when being .fed into the gun for use. y

A still further object of this invention-is the production of a .clip made of light, strong and substantially non-yielding material, such as steel or the like,` whereby its use and re-use in training'camps, onfproving grounds and elsewhere vis `rendered both economical and highly advantageous.

With these and other objects in viewthe invention further consists in the construction and arrangement of cooperating-members, hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended. claims.

In the drawing which `shows a` few embodiments of f my invention- "Figure l is a View in side elevationpartly in section on a slightly enlarged scale of the "preferred forml of l clip Vwith `the usual numberv of cartridges in position.

Fig. Zis `an inner face vviewY of thefclip showingthe cartridges removed,` but the position of the heads thereof indicated by a series of contacting dotted'circles.

Fig. `3 is an end view the clip showing the position ofthe oppositely arranged lugs in operative 'position against the cartridge.

Fig'fi--is a'detached perspective view of the spring member of the clip. p

AF ig. 5 is .an end view of a modified form of clip, in which the" retainingxlugs are formed'upon lthe sides vof lthe clip `holder or trough-shaped body portion at each end thereof, and

l'Fig. 6 is adetailsectional elevation fof the .form shown by Fig. 5.

Thel present invention has beendesigned to overcome certain, disadvantages in'manufacture and :use -Whichxhave been' foundto exist *inthe type of clips heretofore ernployed. One-ofthe disadvantages lis dueto the 'cons'trnction"ofV the `springmember of the.clipwith'benda'ble `retaining lugs provided at *eaclr end thereof In the matter of manufacture, Y it jwilll be apparentV that these lugs must .beubent' over the 4end cartridgesy in 'ea'clif clip, and thai-,such operation mustbe performed:eitherlmanually or v by a machine. "11n use,when"these-lugs have been bent back to] permit release Yof cartridges for Firing,- any rebendingf'thereof'for purposes of retaining anotherfset of cartridges will resultA in breaking them,V thereby rendering the clip'useless, atleast until anotherspring memberl has` been;l supplied. y It has Valso been an objection'to the manufacturer of the known typereferredtolthat amalleable material, *such as brass `must be employed, which material-is expensive and its relative thickness as compared 'with other lmaterials considerably increases the weight Aof, the clip. The necessityifor using-brass 'onlike material, 'especial-ly :in the 1 spring members, as heretofore manufactured, .arises fromthe fact that the retaining lugs have to be bent,A and any material `'otherI than this, or its equivalent, would not permit ofy suchgancoperation. y

'The aforesaidldisadvantages `and difficulties whichhavelheretcfore `attended? the pro` duction and -useifordinary cartridge clips tioned a spring member provided at each end withoppo'sitely arranged retaining lugs.l

The cartridges arevpressed into the holder against y the tension. yof 'the said spring mem-- ber andv are yieldingly .heldufinzplace means .of the retaining lugs. upon .each end ofthe said spring member.YY v,ffnlloadingg the l. Cartridges are pressedV over the retaining lugs, as will be readilyunderstood responding reference. characters designate similar partsin theV severaltigures, my r.clip

- includes. a'A holder l havingg opposite side iianges orwalls'2 bent in ainanner to gform Vlongitudinal grooves orrecesses3 iii-which f the heads ofv rcartridges are lslidingly posi- `tioned.l These grooves or 4recesses 3 are formed bythe side walls2 being turned' back uponthemselves :and then .bent inwardly in a lateral direction across thetrough or channel-wayof the-holder, as yclearly shown in Fig.y 3.y The backofthe holder maybe slightly groovedor` corrugated as shown, aty Ll'for purposes of strength. f-

*The back .of am hoi-der 1. is also rrmiied with spaced tongues or abutments 5, lwhich Imay be struck up .from the materialforming i thejbfacklofthe holder. Theseabutments are` designed yto yco'perate with interlocking Y tongues or rabutments 6 (formed .upon the spring. memb'er,7, nowltofbeg describedg. ...The vspring member is` made offlight and` durablematerial, 4such ,as steelJ, and is given the .usual spring curve foreXerting. a gripping action. upon the heads ofthe care bridges. Suitable guides .or tracks 8. are

terminate short ofthe; en d s lof they spring aforesaid thus ,serving to.- guidejthe ,car-

, tridgeslin av free Aand easy manner,.}as 1 will `be readily understood.- -j At the endsof the. tracks and slightly; spacedtherefrom are retaining lugs ,9 arranged in anangular posi-l 'l 1 tion.With-grelationtothe aforesaid tracks,

and preferably formed upon a sector of an arc struck yfrom a. radius ,correspondingy with thatof the. head of the'cartridge. Two lugs Y are] provided upon each endof the spring .`niember,. as best shown by Figa, and while l lhave shown lugs 9 of arcuate form,do

not solimit them, it being understood that slight changes in their form'- and shape may be resortedl to ywithout ydeparting from ythe inventionset forth.

The lugs 9 are oppositely disposed forthe purpose of uniformly fretarding .and retaining` the cartridges, and at the same time to permit Vtheir .even` .dischargev from. the vclip tonguescarriedfby the member. 7 spring `clearly shown by Fig. 2.4 B'yfthis construc-V "that the cartridges are'uniformly retained within the holder.

that their discharge from the clipA into the passes overthe lugsinto the firing' chamber of the gun in the usual manner..v

inter/the' gun for iiring.- i The lugs larepreferably rounded upon their upper surfaces to Apermit of cartridge heads being' the more tr impro/ved clip, the spring member 7vis.

pressed'intothe grooves or recesses 3, until behind` and; againstthe abutments or tongues formed onthe holder 1, see Fig. l. The loaded cartridges are now forced .into the clip,the.heads thereof sliding within the re` 'cesses 3 onjthe guides or tracks 8 and be- ,80 neath the inwardly bent portions of. side walls 2, -hereinbefore described.. l.As shown,

` iveof. these cartridges are` .positioned.inv the clip, the. heads thereof abutting as shown in The end .cartridgesiind bearings against theiopposite'ly arranged retaining lugs 9` as full lines by .Fig. .1, and byfdotted lines in tion and arrangement. also it lwill .be seen 'It 'willalso' be apparent gunfor firing'v will be. even, yas' the cartridge 95 lnflgoperation, the tension of the `spring x.,

`memb'er1-7'isoyercome by action .of the cartri'dge heads i' in riding over ythe retaining lugs` 9,y as will 'be readily understood,suitable clearance being provided to .permit of f the Operation and eonef the-spring mems ber. 7. n

Infthe and -6,.-the. retaining meansv 9?isfformed upon the 105 ends ofthe inwardly fbentzportions of side walls 2, andconsis'ts ofslightlyldepressed formed .upon opposite. sides -of the surface theespring member, and these-tracks 8 gentils,.-l the; purpose of which. is to engage the i heads lofthe end'ca'rtridges to .retain them which serve to uniformly retain the cartridges and at the same time when 'inuse on 115 a gun, permit of the cartridges being easily and uniformlyv Withdrawn. f .Y f AFrom the foregoing it will be obvious that I have producedy a clip. in which ythesimplicity of constructionmakes it possible to usefand reusev the same indefnitely, an advantagewhich is of very great importance, particularlyiat the present time from a mili. tary andeconomic point of view, in the large training camps and proving grounds through- 1 25 out the country, the reduced cost of produc` vtion also being. a materialfactor.

I am aware that numerous attempts have been` madetojapply stopsjupon.- clips for purposes ofholding and'retaining the car- 130 tridges, but all of these have proven disadvantageous because of the unevenness of retention, and the tendency to unduly retard the passage of cartridges from the clip due to the location and form of these stops.

Having thus described my invention, what I now claim is:

1. A clip for cartridges comprising a holding member provided with side flanges having recesses therein, a spring arranged in said holding member for positioning car-- tridges therein, and a series of lugs formed upon Veach end of said spring for engaging the `cartridges and retaining them within the aforesaid recesses.

2. A clip for cartridges comprising a holding member, and a spring arranged in said holding member for positioning cartridges therein, said spring being provided at each end with oppositely disposed lugs adapted to engage the end cartridges and retain the contents of the clip within the holding member.

3. A clip for cartridges comprising a holding member, and a spring arranged in said holding member for positioning cartridges therein, said spring being provided at each end with angularly disposed and oppositely arranged lugs adapted to engage the end cartridges to retain the contents of the clip within the holding member.

4. A cli-p for cartridges comprising a holding member, and a spring arranged in said holding member for positioning carbridges therein, said spring being provided at each end with arcuately arranged lugs adapted to engage the circumferential heads of the end cartridges and to retain the contents kof the clip within the holding member.

5. As an article of manufacture, a spring for cartridge clips having a plurality of oppositely arranged lugs at each end thereof.

6. As an article of manufacture a spring for cartridge clips -having a series of angularly disposed lugs at each end thereof.

7. As an article of manufacture a spring for cartridge clips having a series of lugs arranged at each end thereof and having their upper surfaces slightly rounded.

8. As an -article of manufacture, a spring for cartridge clips having spaced guides terminating short of the ends of said spring, and a plurality of lugs between the end of the spring and the terminal ends of said guides.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK MOSSBERG.

Witnesses i i AGNES M. CLARANCE, FRED E. BRIGGs.

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